@@perohijo thanks buddy, glad you like the video and find it useful. I never replace the differential or gear shift servos, so unfortunately I haven't figured out the end points for them, but someone must have posted a video on RU-vid explaining how to set them. I have no issue with the 3 micro servo, they are still working fine as we speak. I have however purchased the official Traxxas replacement differential cables just in case they break, but so far I'm still using the one that came with the TRX-4 Defender. The front and rear differential cables are of different length, so make sure you get the right one for the correct end. If I come across a video teaching how to set the end points, I will post another reply below this message. 😊👍🏻

@@gaveintothedarkness thank you very much! 😊

Thanks! Glad you like my car. I had it for a few years already. 😊

@@jjshobbypower9091 , algún día lo tendre 😊😜

@Dreamteamrc83 it is a very fun rear wheel drive car. It has a 3.7 litre V6 engine, it is nice to drive.

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Thank you very much, Andy. I'm glad you liked the video, hope it was entertaining. 😊👍🏼

Thank you so much for your support!! I will be reviewing more model cars very shortly, been side tracked with other models recently, but more model cars to come. 😊👍🏼

Are you referring to the head unit conversion or the actual mobile suit? The head unit conversion is about £5. The mobile suit is about £60.

@@jjshobbypower9091 thankyou 😁

​@juusugoi Sorry, I forgot to inform you where to get the In Era+ Thunderbolt and the head unit conversion. I bought them from HobbyZoneUK. 😊👍🏼

Thank you!! How are you guys? 😊🤗

Yes, the "Gundam" head does look good, and I think the original Thunderbolt head also looks the part. If you are planning to paint the forehead piece to orange, then it will match the body very nicely. The Thunderbolt is one of the best kits I have ever built, and to be honest, in my opinion, I think it is better than Bandai MG kits, as the parts are easy to clean, nicely click together and the complete build looks amazing, you will realise how good it looks comparing to Gundam MG once it is done. I had the Thunderbolt right next to the MG Freedom Gundam 2.0 the other day, and the Freedom Gundam just looks so basic and lacks body details. 😅👍🏼

Nice!! Cao Ren is very cool as it transforms into a phoenix also. The Ao Bing also comes with two other editions. One is deluxe, which comes with metallic paint. The other is transparent edition, which comes with clear coloured parts, and in addition to it, there are dragon scale parts that glow under black light, similar to the fire flame effect for the dragon mouth. 🔥🐉 😊👍🏼

I'll mention that to him!! I'm not sure if he knows that!

@jessicabritt6990 the black light is relatively cheap to buy from Amazon, only cost a few £, around £15 to £18 you could get the black light tube, which is the one I have bought, it comes in two separate tube, but I only use one. You will really see the effect parts glow when you shine the black light at it. I have tried in the evening that without any lights in the house, you will find stuff that you are not aware of which glow in the dark too, quite cool. I have a toy fish at the bathroom sink and it glows so bright under black light, same as some printing on my t shirts and socks, they all glow unexpectedly. 😄

We have a great blacklight we use as part of our Halloween decorations!! Thank you so much for sharing the information!! He said he's going to try it tonight.. today is his birthday and he said that is a birthday gift he wasn't expecting 🤣

@@jessicabritt6990 oh wow!! That is good timing!! Do wish your hubby a very Happy Birthday!! Have a fab celebration!! 🎉🎊🥳🎂🍰🥂🍻

Definitely.. it is very smart of Motor Nuclear to pre-painted the parts as opposed to providing us with colour correction decals. I know the decals and water slide decals do put off some model builders as there are just so many decals to apply. This Ao Bing doesn't require a single decal is a bonus and it looks so good already just from straight build. Can't wait to start building mine. 😊👍🏼

Thanks. Glad you like it. It is a very nice kit, as you can see in the video of the finished product, it looks really nice. One thing I like about it is the way they mould the plastic runners, the finishing of the plastic parts have a matt finish to it, so I don't even need to spray matt finish at the end. If you are not applying decals, a straight build finish is already really nice. If you apply decals, a top layer will protect the decals. However, what you see in the video is without the top layer, I let the water slide decals to dry naturally for 48 hours before touching. Even after posing the figure, all the decals are still intact and undamaged. It is a wonderful kit. 😊 👍🏼

Thanks!! Yes, the stock wheels are 1.9, you can find 1.9 tyres to fit onto the original wheels to make the overall wheels look bigger. It is quite difficult to melt the glue on the original tyres though, so might be easier to just buy need beadlock wheels and new tyres. Hope this helps. 😉👍🏼

@@jjshobbypower9091 oh wow great info..yea I prefer to buy beadlock wheels so I don't have to glue anything. Lol great truck!! 👍

​@@jjshobbypower9091another thing..I wish it came with a hard plastic body and functional doors to add a driver inside 😢 it's pricey without those😢

@arni7810 yes indeed. But think of it this way, when you are driving the crawler and it falls or tip over, a hard body will cause a lot of damages, whereas the soft body shell will absorb a lot of the impacts, and the body ends up having a few scratches only. Also, soft body are lighter, so better not crawlers, the hard body will add too much weight to the rig.

@@jjshobbypower9091 you are correct. But I do prefer hard body overall, a bit of damage is good to make it look used weathered battle damaged..😅 thanks!!!

Thanks buddy!! Much appreciated. I have some model cars review videos on the channel, feel free to check them out. Of late I have been busy posting videos of model Gundam building, but I will keep uploading model cars video also. I just haven't had a chance to get to my model cars as the house is renovating at the moment and I have no access to my model cars room. 😊👍🏼

It is absolutely outstanding! I give In Era+ credit for the hard work they have put in. 👍🏼👏🏼

Yes, you are definitely on point!! 😊👍🏼 the Manta Ray will be the rev.2 of the Thunderbolt, can't wait. The Manta Ray will also feature a more Gundun look alike head unit, which is what I preferred. The colour scheme is pretty nice too, so will definitely look good next to Thunderbolt rev 1, as the colour contrasts between the two will compliment each other. 😊👍🏼 Like yourself, In Era+ is also one of my favourite 3rd parties model kits, I am also a big fan of Motor Nuclear kits as well as Moshow Toys action figures, they are just so nice and associated with the right price tag. 🤗🫡👌🏼

Hello. Glad you like the Thunderbolt kit as well. Yes, Thunderbolt will definitely be built before MGEX Strike Freedom, as a matter of fact, I have started building the Thunderbolt shortly after the unboxing video, as it looks too temping from looking at the runners. I have built half the body inner frame already, as the instruction manual guides you to build the inner frame first before laying the body armour. I don't mind telling you right now, in my opinion, this is by far the best Mobile Suit model kit I have ever built. The parts on the runners are on point, plastic runners quality is better. In Era+ has really thought about where to put the nubs connecting the parts to the runners, the parts can be easily cut out, the nubs are easy to clean up. They made 95% of the external visible parts with undergate, the hidden parts are with normal gates but they are easy to clean up and they are at locations which are not in front of your face, a very well done to In Era+ for taking the extra step to provide their customers a great building experience. I was originally a bit worried about the number of runners, as there are just so many, but the experience is really great and the details on each of the parts is so good, it makes the whole building experience very enjoyable. The inner frame I have built so far is extremely impressive, I will upload a short video to show everyone the details once the inner frame is complete. I'm more than impressed by this kit, and I will definitely buy from In Era+ again. 🫡🙇🏻‍♂️👍🏼

Thanks, glad you enjoyed watching my video. You are right about the RG, although it is more detailed, the proportion of the body is slightly different to the HG. The HG has the body shape like the Ver.Ka. Another thing about the RG is that it is very detailed with the colour separation, but the backpack is a lot heavier than the HG backpack, so it struggles to stand up straight, but propping it on a display stand will resolve the issue. With the Advanced MS inner frame, the RG is just too floppy comparing to the HG. My HG can stand on its own feet without any support regardless whether the backpack is opened or not. I also find the RG required a lot more effort in polishing and cleaning up nubs in order to look good, the HG is a lot easier. It is fair to say the RG really did test my patience. I can imagine your HG must look really good with all the additional painting, nice work! I hope Bandai will release a RG Strike Freedom 2.0 soon to fix up the Advanced MS joints. The more recent released of RG are great though, as they do not have the early RG syndrome, and they are all pretty firm in terms of their joints, like the RG Tallgeese, RG Zeong, RG Nu Gundam, RG Hi-Nu Gundam and RG Sazabi, they are all very top class RG model kits. I can't wait to buy the soon to be released RG RX-78-2 2.0, it looks so good comparing to the last one, and it also has a lot more details on the inner body frame. Really looking forward to the release and will definitely get one. 😊👍🏼

@@jjshobbypower9091 You're right that the RG SF really test the patience! Mine is also more floppy than the HG (I also have the RG Freedom & Justice, and they all seem to share the exact same pre-molded inner frames which really explains why), at least it's not that bad compared to Zeta or Sinanju, but definitely worst than a few later kits (despite also beeing early RGs) like Wing/Zero EW or 00 series, let alone the even newer ones as you mentioned lol I hope so, about Bandai releasing the 2.0 for other early kits, like what they will do with Granpa 2.0. The early RGs even though are not as stable as the new mini MGs, I still think they are worth collecting, mostly because they are unique (both good and bad), beautiful to look at (minus the proportion issue), and really helped me to enhance my skill through the years haha (man I hate Zeta, but it's absolutely the best looking version, even better than MG 2.0 or ver Ka IMO), so that's why I still keep collecting them, till this day. Really appreciate your review (and love) for these older ones! Looking forward to see more of your videos in the future!

@nguyenx86 thank you do much for your support, it is much appreciated. I think the more recent RG are great as they are more robust, the earlier ones though, a little sloppy, but we would always glue the joints to make it a fixed model. We appreciate the shape and the details more than anything, it is not like we would pick it up and play with it and twisting all the arms and legs all the time. To me, I don't mind gluing everything, as once they are built, they are display pieces, more like art works than toys that you play around with. So whichever ones they are, they definitely have their values. Just my personal preference that I like those with a lot of details, as eveeytime I look at it, it would give me something to look at and to appreciate the details and design. 😊👍🏼

I've built it a couple months ago and it's quite satisfying except the tiny metallic stickers and etching metallic parts that were a pain for me but got through it.

@@xxraverxxonxtacy I can imagine building the MGEX must be quite an experience, I am very patient as you can tell from my other videos that I take my time to polish my Gundam Models a lot, so building the MGEX will definitely take me a while. I will schedule to build the MGEX later this year, right now I'm building something else, you will get to see what it is in my next video. The video is currently under editing, and will be available on my channel pretty soon. Keep an eye on it, I think you will like it too. 😊👍🏼

Glad you like my video. LC70 is nice also. 👌🏼 Traxxas TRX-4 has been a really good crawler for a long time. The new Redcat is pretty good too, it comes with carbon fibre body frame and brushless motor. 😊👍🏼

Glad you like it too, I think it looks awesome, to say the least. You will be able to find it via this link then click on your country (US). tamashiiweb.com/item/13877/?wovn=en#

That's a good idea. I mean, the details on this Gundam Strike Freedom is pretty good, if the loose joint happen to me later then I might glued all the joints and keep it as a fixed figure. 😊👍🏼

I can strongly agree with you Jackie. Early Real Grade has some issues which took Bandai a while to get them right. I'm in process of building the RG Strike Freedom Gundam now, and I can see the difference between this and the RG Tallgeese. 😊👍🏻

@@jjshobbypower9091 RG Tallgeese is an absolute joy to build. Premium plastic quality and it felt so good to build

Totally agree with you again. RG Tallgeese only has two cut marks to polish, around the lower arms and that's all. The rest are pretty hidden. The RG Strike Freedom on the other hand, has a lot of cut marks, I have decided not to polish anymore as there are just too many and the cut marks are so obvious, I just dont understand why Bandai didn't think of hidden them before. Luckily, as you said, the newer RG kits are a lot better as they have improved from getting all the commends and feedback from the Gundam Builders. I am really looking forward to the new RG RX-78-2 Ver 2.0. It looks so good from the CG. Hopefully, the real thing will live up the standards. 🙏🏼😊

That's great. How much did you have to pay and what colour did you get?

"I paid 1012.41 $ and bought the white one."

@@ashwalromaniel5358 nice, what currency is that?

a sorry "I bought it for 140,000 Korean won, but I'm not sure how to convert that into dollars."

@ashwalromaniel5358 that's great. Your price is slightly cheaper than what I have paid, but I guess Korea is a lot closer to China than UK.

You are welcome! Hope you will like it. 😊👍🏼

It is heavy, the full body is diecast, the paint work is really nice. The best part is you have working suspensions, and the rear suspensions have proper working arms, they all move. It is really cool. 👍🏼

Just the extra wings, and they look similar to the Wing Zero EW Ver.Ka

@@jjshobbypower9091 similar.. but even better because they are monogrammed. i also think the lance and pike are cooler than the dober cannon though. the color scheme of the tallgeese lends itself to being an angel better than the wing zero ew too.. unless you are talking the snow white prelude version.. which is the absolute best.

@megaflux7144 I definitely agree with you on this. The Prelude version is absolutely on a whole new level. I have seen it on Metal Build, it is on my list to get in the nearest future. 😊👍🏼

@@jjshobbypower9091 Gundam model center just had it like a month ago. Best of luck

@megaflux7144 thanks for the heads up buddy!

Indeed. This kit is simply amazing right out of the box. I really want Bandai to continue making these amazing models in bigger scale. 👍🏼🙇🏻‍♂️

Just noticed you have changed your logo, nice art work!! 😊👍🏼

@jjshobbypower9091 well to be fair there was a little help from AI 😂

It is a recent re-release, that's why. I want to build one to show viewers so they know after the factory recycled their moulding, some of the parts might look less sharp comparing to the original runners. I just want to be able to compare to the last one I built when it was first released. Also, the original released I had beared a red Bandai logo, this re-released has a light blue logo on the box.

@@jjshobbypower9091 so the logo is a different colour and the mould quality has a chance of being off... Honestly it just sounds like a better idea to try and find the older version since there are enough of them floating around eBay and Amazon...

Thank you, my friend. I'm glad you like the way it looks. 😉🤜🏽

Thank you very much buddy, as always! 😉👍🏼🤜🏼

Thanks very much buddy!! Hopefully it won't be too long before I could celebrate the 2k mark. Really appreciate your support throughout the journey!! 😊👍🏼

@@jjshobbypower9091 Absolutely man!

Yes, it is indeed. On the box, it has a model number of "191". You are going to enjoy building your first ever gundam, and this one is relatively easy to build. Even if you don't put any colouring on the model, it will look good as the colour separation is quite good with this kit. You just need to add some panel lines. This can be fine via Tamiya Panel liner, or simply use s fine tip mechanical pencil (ideally 0.2 to 0.3mm). You could use marker pens also, but I find marker pens tend to leave finger paint every time I touch on the area, whereas airbrushing gives you a more perfect finish and doesn't attack fingerprint. One downside of airbrushing is you need to be very careful when playing with the Gundam after as the airbrushed paint could get scrapped off quite easily. Thanks again for watching my video, and thanks for your support. Let me know if you need help, and keep me posted on your build. Good luck! 😊👍🏼

Thanks! Glad you like it. To be honest, my glass nail file gives a good shine on it own, but it also depends on the type of glass file. There are a lot of filing sticks available, to achieve that gloss shine, you will need at least 4000 grit. My recommendation is get a glass nail file plus a sending stick of 4000 grit, both would last a long time, as glass file only requires water to rinse off the file powder, and the 4000 grit is just for polishing so it won't wear out too quickly. To answer your second question, I applied Tamiya Panel Line directly onto the plastic parts cut out from the runner. There is no requirement of additional layer of protection. I always apply panel liner directly onto the model, and I haven't come across any plastic cracking in my experience. Hope you will find the above useful. Just word of advice, don't polish the whole gundam as it would look odd being all glossy, also, some of the areas you might not be able to polish due to restrictions and shape of the molding. 😊👍🏼

@@jjshobbypower9091 thank you for the tips! Its rainy season here so humidity is way too high for any top coating. At least i know now I can get good results with minimal effort. Again huge thanks!

@@Alucifer555 you are most welcome!! Good luck with the build. 😊👍🏼

Thanks for your kind words. I haven't seen the Damashii version myself, but I heard a lot of good feedback about them on youtube. The HG Calibarn is actually quite easy to make. You don't need that much time, it took me on and off around 3 to 4 days. In terms of tools, what you really need is just a pair of good nipper and a glass file, you don't really need to add panel lines as the Calibarn has quite deep panel lines molded already. 😊👍🏼 Give the HG, RG or MG a chance, you will love them. As you would make the effort to build them, you would appreciate them even more.

Thank you very much. Glad you like it. I'm sure you will love yours when it arrives. It is a very nice build and yours will look just as good, just make sure you take your time with it, don't rush. 😊👍🏼

This Calibarn is definitely worth getting. It looks fantastic!! 😊👍🏼

This is the High Grade. He's saying it can be a reasonable alternative to the Soul of Chogokin figure on a budget if your willing to put in some extra effort. I personally prefer my Robot Spirits very. ANIME figure. It's more expensive than the HG, but only a third of the price of a Chogokin figure, and has plenty of accessories and detail out of box.

@@slyfawkes7772 thanks! I didn’t catch that thanks for the explanation. I Googled Calibarn Chogokin and a new Calibarn will be released later this year so I thought he had like an early release version or something. I was holding out for Bandai to release a 1/100 version of Calibarn but at that price I’ll pass. I went to Hobbytown and caved in to the HG Calibarn. Panel lined it and assembled it and the result is great. I do like it and holds well on the shelf next to my other 1/100 and VerKa models. I’m happy 😊

To be fair, the kit is simply awesome. Even without polishing, it will look good. It is just me being picky and wanting the model to look smoother and better. The kit itself is pretty easy to build, and it comes with all the colour separation, so it doesn't take much effort to make it looks good. How have you been buddy? You been keeping well? 😊👍🏼

@jjshobbypower9091 Yeah, been busy. Glad to see you're still at. Hope to pick up here in a bit!

@redvikinghobbies glad to hear that you've been keeping yourself busy also. Look forward to your next video bud. 😊👍🏼

thanks already i meant 2.0 freedom too. sorry haha

This is version 2.0 of the Freedom. Not sure if they are due to release 3.0 anytime soon (if ever). This one is already much better than the original. Reviews often suggest this MG 2.0 version is better than Metal Build if you decided to airbrush it yourself. If you want a better version, go for the MGEX Strike Freedom, it looks similar to Freedom.